29 ORDINANCE NO. 29
AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GRAND TERRACE, CALIFORNIA, ESTABLISHING A
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN FOR TREE PLANTING, MAINTEN-
ANCE, AND REMOVAL ON PUBLIC STREETS AND PARKWAYS
WHEREAS, a comprehensive, uniform and well ordered plan for
the planting, maintenance, and removal of trees upon the public streets
and parkways will be of great benefit to the City and to the residents
thereof, serving both practical and aesthetic purposes;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Grand Terrace
DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1 . Tree Planting on Public Streets and Parkways.
a. Only trees designated specifically in Exhibit
"A" of this Ordinance may be planted either by developer, contractor, or
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individual home owners.
b. All plantings must be done in accordance with
specifications indicated in Exhibit "B" of this Ordinance. Soil shall
be firmly packed by watering to prevent air pockets. Trees shall be tied
using a double stake. Bare root plantings may only be done in December,
January, and February. At all other times, only containerized material
shall be planted. All plantings shall have a minimum caliper size of one
(1 ) inch. Palm trees shall be a minimum size of three (3) feet to the
top of the brown.
c. Subdividers and contractors may not plant trees in
parkways until the adjacent home has water supplied to it. Until the adjacent
home is occupied, maintenance of the trees shall remain with the contractor.
d. All trees must be guaranteed by the contractor
for a period of sixty (60) days after the residence is occupied.
e. Trees may not be located nearer than twenty-five
(25) feet of the intersecting property line, or prolongation thereof, at
the corner of any street intersection.
f. It is the intent of this Ordinance to require one
(1 ) tree for each lot unless such lot has more than 80 feet frontage. For
the latter case, one (1 ) tree for each forty (40) feet or portion thereof
shall be planted. Each block must average one (1 ) tree per sixty (60) feet.
g. Due to the existence of City street trees, the
resulting tree-lined streets provide both aesthetic and monetary value to
the property owner; therefore, the care and maintenance of street and parkway
trees shall be the responsibility of the adjacent home owner.
SECTION 2. Ground Cover/Paving.
a. It shall be unlawful , except as provided in the
previous section, for any person to plant or cause to be planted any
growing thing other than grass and other ground cover in any public street
or parkway; ground cover being defined as any non-spiny growth not exceeding
12" in height, and includes certain varieties of low-prostrate junipers
that do not exceed the 12" height limit.
b. The paving of parkways is prohibited except
when a permit has been granted by the City (see Section 6) .
c. Where permission for paving in parkways is granted,
there shall remain a circular unpaved area and the tree shall be at least two
and one-half (2z) feet equidistant from all paving. This area shall either
be grass or ground cover as defined in Section 2.a of this Ordinance.
See i11ustration'in Exhibit "C".
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SECTION 3. Tree Removal
a. Removal or injury to trees in City streets and
Parkways shall be prohibited except for paragraphs 3.b and 3.c.
b, Trees may be removed by the home owner only
after obtaining a permit (see Section 6).
c. A home owner with a validly signed City permit
or the City may remove trees that are:
(1 ) Diseased, as verified by an agricultural
inspector;
(2) constituting a traffic hazard;
(3) damaging or threatening to damage sidewalks,
curbs, gutters, or utility lines upon thirty
(30) days prior notice;
(4) not in conformity with these adopted
specifications;
(5) any other purpose consistent with the proper
care of the City streets.
SECTION 4. Modification of Specifications - In the event that
any amendment or repeal of any of these specifications is attempted, the
City Clerk shall publish, for thirty (30) days, a notice of a time and place
of a hearing and the purpose thereof. Only after this noticed hearing shall
this City Ordinance be modified.
SECTION 5. Removal Expense - Any removal and/or replacement shall
be at the property owner's expense. In the event the City removes and/or
replaces trees as per this Ordinance, the City will charge the home owner
for such expense.
SECTION 6. Permits and Fines
a. The City of Grand Terrace shall levy the actual
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cost of correction against any person violating any part of this
Ordinance as a fine.
b. The City shall cause to be issued any and all
necessary permits to accomplish the provisions of this Ordinance.
c. Permit fees shall be established by a resolution
of the City of Grand Terrace.
SECTION 7. Maintenance.
a. All maintenance and pruning shall be the
responsibility of the adjacent home owner.
b. The trees and ground cover shall be maintained
so as not to constitute a hazard.
c. Trees on local residential streets shall be
pruned ten (10) feet from the top of the curb. Trees on arterial and
major streets shall be pruned fourteen (14) feet from the top of the
curb. Owners are encouraged to seek guidance toward proper pruning.
(See Exhibit "C" for illustration. )
SECTION 8. Effective Date - This Ordinance shall take effect
thirty (30) days after its adoption.
SECTION 9. Posting - The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance
to be posted in three (3) public places designated for such purpose by the
City Council .
SECTION 10. First read at a regular meeting of the City Council
of said City held on the 6th day of December, 1979, and finally adopted
and ordered posted at a regular meeting of said City Council on the 20th
day of December, 1979.
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Tthe City of Grand Terrace
an City Council thereof.
ATTEST:
City Clerk f the City of Grand
Terrace and of the City Council
thereof.
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(SEAL)
Approved as to Form:
Ci ttorney
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STATE OF CALI.FORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss.
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I, SETH ARMSTEAD, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the City
Council of said City at the organization meeting of the City Council held
on the 20th day of December , 1979, and that it was so adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilmen Tillinghast, Erway, Allen, Grant;
Mayor Petta
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
City Clerk of the City of Grand
Terrace and of the City Council
thereof.
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF SAN BERNARDINO ) ss.
CITY OF GRAND TERRACE )
I, SETH ARMSTEAD, City Clerk of the City of Grand Terrace, DO
HEREBY CERTIFY, that the above and foregoing is a full , true and correct
copy of Ordinance No. 29 of said City Council and that the same has not
been amended or repealed.
DATED: December 20, 1979
City Clerk of the City of Grand
Terrace and of the City Council
thereof.
(SEAL)
AM EXHIBIT "A"
ORDINANCE NO. 29
ADOPTED December 20, 19
List of Approved Trees
1 . Arecastrum Romanzoffianum Cocos Palm
2. Cupaniopsis Anacardioides Carrotwood
3. Eucalyptus Sideroxylon Rosea Red Iron Bark
4. Fraxinus Uhdei "Tomlinson" Tomlinson's Ash
5. Ginkgo Biloba (Fastigiate Male) Maidenhair Tree
6. Koelreuteria Bipinnata Goldenrain Tree
7. Lagerstroemia Indica Crape Myrtle
8. Liquidambar Styraciflua Cv. American Sweetgum
9. Magnolia Grandiflora Cv. Southern Magnolia
10. Pinus Canariensis Canary Island Pine
11 . Pinus Pinea (with pot) Italian Stone Pine
12— Pistacia Chinensis Chinese Pistachio
13. Plantanus Acerifolia London Plan Tree
14. Quercus Ilex Holly Oak
15. Quercus Virginia Louisiana Live Oak
16. Trachycarpus Fortunei (Excelsa) Windmill Palm
17. Washington Filifera California Fan Palm
18. Washingtonia Robusta Mexican Fan Palm
EXHIBIT "B"
ORDINANCE NO. 29
ADOPTED December 20 , 19
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EXHIBIT "C"
ORDINANCE NO. 29
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Street trees are to be trimmed 2 5 „� 2.5 iN1�i✓
to 14' above curb for major or
arterial streets and to 10'
above curb for local or
residential streets. TREE TRIMMING HEIGHTS
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TREE LOCATION IN
PAVED PARKWAYS